The Transportation Security Administration (TSA) confiscates many prohibited items at airports every day. ReadersDigest talked about what the TSA is doing with them and whether passengers have a chance to return them. It happens to the best of us. You arrive at the airport, head...
When you are heading to a security checkpoint at any airport, your main concern is to get through it as quickly and easily as possible. Even if you have packed only the essentials, sometimes there is a fear that your bag will be taken away for further inspection, which can interfere ...
On November 19, the Transportation Security Administration (TSA) will turn 21 - you can already drink alcohol. The Department of Homeland Security agency was created in response to the September 11 attacks and subsequent threats to the safety of air travelers. Many of the security measures put in place back then are still in place,…
The Transportation Security Administration confirmed Jan. 22 that it is allowing illegal immigrants to use arrest warrants as an alternative form of identification to board a plane, FoxNews reported. “For non-U.S. citizens who do not have acceptable forms of identification to present to…
A record number of weapons were confiscated by the TSA in 2021, according to CBSNews. In 2021, approximately 5700 firearms were seized at airport checkpoints, the highest recorded by the Transportation Security Agency (TSA) since its inception. Only in…
A British marketing manager who came to visit his girlfriend in Chicago, Illinois, was locked in a cell for 24 hours and then deported. He was banned from entering the United States for life after immigration officers found what he had sent ...
The U.S. Transportation Security Administration (TSA) warns that the absence of many employees who are currently unpaid has negatively impacted security operations at the southern California airport. This was reported to CNN by the deputy director for federal security, ...
Passengers will be able to pass through security points at the airport faster if the new scanning technology is launched. Innovative explosives detection technology could mean passengers no longer have to worry about liquids and laptops in their carry-on luggage. 3D scanners are already being used to monitor ...
At US airports, transport security agents may ask travelers to remove food and other items from carry-on baggage due to limited vehicle operation. You can blame boxer Richard Reid for now taking off your shoes before going through the checkpoint ...
Millions of travelers face endless queues at airport check lines this holiday weekend as the Transportation Security Administration (TSA) implements new airport security measures across the country. According to TSA estimates, from November 17 to November 29, more than 26 million will use airlines ...